Political Notes: It’s Election Day in Barnstable

HYANNIS — Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Barnstable for the town’s annual election.

Voters will choose six town councilors, a town clerk and two members each for the Barnstable School Committee and Barnstable Housing Authority.

A charter amendment question is also on the ballot, along with a nonbinding question regarding storage of spent fuel generated by Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station.

After the polls close, check capecodtimes.com for results as soon as they become available.

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The Bourne Republican Town Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Bourne Veterans Memorial Community Center at 239 Main St. in Buzzards Bay.

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The Yarmouth Democratic Town Committee’s first Veterans Day brunch will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Yarmouth House restaurant on Route 28 in West Yarmouth.

State Auditor Suzanne Bump will be the event’s keynote speaker. The three announced Democratic gubernatorial candidates — Jay Gonzalez, Robert Massie and Setti Warren — are expected to attend.

The cost is $28 per person. RSVP to Robert Isadore at 508-362-1696.

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John Kingston, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018, visited Cape Cod during his first official week as a candidate.

Kingston met with Barnstable County Sheriff James Cummings on Wednesday to discuss the candidate’s commitment to crack down of sanctuary cities.

"I had a great discussion with Sheriff Cummings today about the work he and his deputies are doing on the Cape to keep their communities safe, the danger of undermining confidence in law enforcement and the importance of respecting and upholding federal law," Kingston said in a statement after the meeting.

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Lower Cape Indivisible will hold an “Effective Letter Writing in the Age of Trump” workshop from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Nov. 14 at First Parish Brewster Unitarian Universalist Church, 1969 Main St. (Route 6A), Brewster.

The workshop, which is free and open to the public, will focus on effective articulation of messages and word and phrase selection for contacting news outlets, legislators and government officials.

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The Dennis Democratic Town Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Dennis Police Department, 90 Bob Crowell Road, South Dennis.

Guest speakers will include a representative from Cape Cod Grandmothers Against Gun Violence and Christine Menard, executive director of the Family Pantry of Cape Cod.

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Here are some thoughts local elected officials were sharing on Twitter this week: